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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-29
THE AMERICAN JEWS.

From the New York sun.
In their imudi for 1883, the number OF
Jews In the United States Ia putat 400, 600.
q total that seems small when We consider
that they are scattered throughout the
Union and IN OF 80 great power in trade
and finance. The vast majority OF them,
100, have been added to our population
within the last generation, the number OF
Jewish congregations having increased
from fiity-six in 1850 to $50 in 1857, with u
membership Of NOR than 10000 families.
Yet the jews began 10 settle in New
York as early as lGl9, and 10y the middle
Of the next century they had established
themselves In Newport, in Philadelphia
and in Charleston and Savannah, though
they were nowhere welcomed by
the other colonists. Maryland
granted religious liberty to christians only,
Pennsylvania required thatall OF the olliccs
" the colony should be filed by prolcssed
christians: the New England colonies, and
New jersey, the Carolinas aud Georgia
made church attendance compulsory.
Delaware made belief In the Trinity re.
quisite TO holding public Office, and New
York refused 20 Jews the privilege OF vot-
ing Tor colonial representatives. But after
the passage In Virginia In 1855 OF Jcilcr.
sons famous 'act 10 establish religious
freedom" the Jews began 10 enjoy liberty
OF conscience, though oven as late as 1926
North Carolina forbade the election 10
Office Of any jew, and Maryland sentenced
a jew for having spoken unexpectedly oi
Jesus. In New Hampshire, too. mp 10
1877. all state officers were required to be
Protcsttnts.
Our authority for these facts is Rabbi
Joseph krauskopf, who writes in the Jeys'
lnnuai, and who finally refers to the order
Of Gen. Grant in 1865, expclling all Jews
from his military department, ~ ''the
most noted net Of intolerance against the
Jews" The same author gives a history
Of the progress Of Jewish reform in the
United States, by reason OF which Ameri-
can Judaism has become q distinct religion,
as compared with Judaism elsewhere.
That reform eliminated In the adoption
by n conference Of rabbis at Pitts
bnn in 1885, OF a declaration Of principles
In which only the moral lawsof the Mosaic
legislation were held M binding, and only
such ceremonies M elevate and sanctify
our lives" tho Others being rejected ~
"unadapted % the views and habits oi
modern civilization The Mosaic and
mbbinical laws regulating diet and priestly
purity and dress were set down among
those altogether foreign TO our present
mental and spiritual statc;' and the
"Mcssianic hope" OF the Jews was de-
scribcd rs not the establishment OF
the ancient Jewish state under n son
oi David. and the renewed separation from
the nations. but 'the establishment OF the
kingdom OF truth, justice and peace among
all men. Tho immortality OF the soul was
affirmed, but both the resurrection Of the
body aud everlasting punishment were
rejected ~ ideas not rooted In Judaism. y
At this conference Dr. kohlcr described
the circumcision OF adult ~prosclytes Us "a
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barbarous rite;'' and at a conference held
fifteen years before, among the articles
adopted was one offered by DR.. Wise de.
claring that 'the circumcision OF proselytei
as an act Of initiation is not required"
This hnnudi also reports that the Sab
bath schools and confirmation classes have
increased by ten per cent. during the las,
year; that the establishment vi new con.
gregations IL ''almosI Of daily occurrence"
that there is a growing demand for rabbis
OF academic training, and that the many
temples, schools, charitable asylums and
club-houses built and building show the
high moral and religious development OF
the race. Semitic departments have been
added to Columbia college, the Univer.
sity Of Pennsylvania and Johns
Hopkins universe y; and though the
Hebrew Union college, or theological
school, will graduate no students in 1888,
1t expects to graduate ten in 1889. II
seems that at the beginning Of this year q
rival theological seminary was started hero
by the more orthodox Israeliles, who OBJ
tuned aid from the Portuguese congrega-
tons of New York and Philadelphia, with
the view OF combating the progress OF re-
formed Judaism, but the .lnnal has no
faith in It's continued existence rs an
orthodox abbinical institute, since "no
orthodox institution holds out long among
American lsraelites."
As TO the movement Ia bring about tho
observance OF Sunday as the Sabbath, it
has amounted 10 nothing, according TO this
authority, which tells us that the jew
may be a Sabbath breaker. but never q
Sabbath-changer; for he never changes q
genuine article for a counterfeit" The
attempts at PROSECUTING the Jews il also
speaks OF as foolish and hopeless. II tho
lsraelite over os~ages, IL says, with truth,
he becomes an agnostic and not u christian.
Finally, the Annudi gives a list OF more
than 200 Jews who hold, or have held,
public Office in the United States, though,
Of course, it is by no means complete.
Among public officers elected at the last
election in this city were six Jews-Theo-
dore w. Myers, comptroller; Jacob A.
Cantor, senator; Joseph B%lumenthal, as.
se~mblyman; Philip Benjamin, alderman,
and Henry NJ. Goldfogle and Sampson
Lachman, civil Justices.
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W weaknesses and tho rapacity and
greed Of the white man. aud that is by dI.
viding thor lands in sovcnlty, giving each
man, woman and child Gao acres, the ro-
maindcr to be sold TO the highest bidder,
the proceeds 10 DO lodged in the United
States Treasury as a fund for the aged and
helpless Indiana and the education Of the
young, ultimately to become a State odu-
cational fund when the Territory 10 ad-
miitod TO the Union, rs II would be soon
after the white man found u footbold and
a home on the lands thus sold.
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A Nan OF Ilis word.

ffom the Detroit Pre- prvsS.
A horSo hitchcd TO an ash wagon, and
driven by q colored man, was slipping and
sliding along Grand River avenue, ycster
day, when n pedestrian hailed the rig and
said:
"Don't you know what ails that horse2'
81 reckon ! docs, sab"
Gle hasn't any shoes ON his hind feet
~ know IT,"
and he Is in danger Of falling down.
"Ycs, sab"
"why don't you get him shod?"
Look hcah, sab. had new shoes on
dis huss last September. Took all d,
money | could make in two weeks TO geI
i'm shod. dun told him dat dem shoe:
had go, 10 last him till April. and II he''
bin 'strayagnnt an o 'em out and losI
'cm dat's his own bizncss. When lzc dur
passed my word, lze ewinc TO keep H."
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MR. RANpALnS HlND 1GlIN.

"fH ~ ~
II is reported by a correspondent Of The
Ndp iork Conmerciri BriiaiR that the lad.
minisiration plan" Of tariff revision has
been submitted 10 several members Of
Congress. and that Il has been drawn in
such way rs 10 duplicate many Of the
provisions which wcr incorporated in the
Randall bill Of the last Congress. The wood
and metal schedules 81 the administration
plan arc very similar TO those Of the Ran.
dali bill. Lumber ia made free, and the
wood schedule ia 80 adjusted M TO afford
about tho same protection IA that which
Mr.. Randall proposed. Tho revision Of
the metal schedule IL said 10 DO very con.
sentative, and calculated TO protect home
industries tO about tho same cx.
tent NJ Mr.. Randall contemplated, the NJ.
duciion on steel rails being about the
same. Tin plate Il not excluded 10y pro.
hibitory duty, M Mr.. Randall proposed,
NV" "'"i"o P'""o' ""'"hoVu' WI nan
dali cannot therefore, consistently oppose
M much OF the bill IN agrees
with his own. but he and his
friends may combat the proposition for free
raw material wilch ISL vital part oil the
bill. In addition 10 ircc lumber and free
WOOL The Tree list u extended tn include
marble ana other building stones, 1.-Two an
imals ana a number OF chemicals used In
woo'cn AMI other domestic manuiac-
iurcs' a reduction OF 30 per cent
ON the sugar duty is under consid'
calion by those who have the
till IN charge. These arc points cleaned
nom the letter OF the correspondent, who
also intimaics that the tobacco tax will be
repealed and there viii possibly he some
mobilization OF thc tax ON spirits We
suspect that this correspondent has not
lad the privilege Of n very close scrutiny
"a a.. t,I,tnt.,,.,., l,1 ..l A., a..
w wv '"'' WV ''"' u"
IMPORT contains quite rs much crfur ~
,rntb A, lr.st MO h,rc =, n, ,,,,.I
w"
the tobacco TAX ana the whisky tax would
be TO make much reduction OF customs
duties impossible Senator blackburn, In
u recent interview, said that a bill
reducing Tho revenue would bc
passed. but That II would not "bc just
what Mr. Cleveland wants. or Mr.. Carlisle,
or Mr.. Randall or Mt anyone clsc,' but
that 1t would be n compromise" MIR.
blackburn also said that MIR. Carlisle
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-29

mysterious disappearance Of his father,
has a happy elimination today on the
arrival in this city Of the boys farther,
Alexander Simpson. Mr.. Simpson was
greatly disappointed at not finding the
boy here. He repudiated the statements
that he had deserted his child, and said
that he had stepped Off the train at
Wayeron, Ca, and had left him there.
He was much displeased at learning that
the boy had started for Jersey City. 1t
seems that Mr.. Simpson and his wife are
separated, and that both OF them are try
ing TO keep possession OF Bonnie, who is
nine years old. Mr.. Simpson will at once
communicate with the Cincinnati authori-
ties with a view to regaining possession Of
the child,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-29

old corporation stands in the way, that is
impossible. The people will have to wait
a few years, and ticp perhaps they will be
compelled 10 50 deep down in their
pockets for the money TO construct them
on a scale that will insure an adequate
supply for a largo population. What tho
sum is likely to be they can gather from
the fact that Baltimore water works cost
$l0,375, 6i9; Brooklyp's, ST., 900, SOP; Chi
cago's, S0,09j, $50; st. Louis, $751; OO, 900;
Philadclphia's, $4,000, 900; New York's,
S3G, $40, l22 and Cincinnati's, 81, 236. S05.
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AROnr GEORGE arnold.

The Srimit1r does not think that TuE APPEAL's
objections either 10 George Arnold or Rabbi aim.
tlcld Aro well taken. George Amold's connection
with street rhilrnads will not cmbarmS, him as a
member NJ The Board OF Public Works, lie is u gen
ueman aud n man VI houor. and u anything should
ormc up boiore tho Legislative Council affecting
tho street ndlroads he may loo relied upon IN refuse
TO vote, or attoinpt TO influence tho council Ia any
way, Mr.. Arnold d a popular man, and will bring
strength 10 any ticket that contains bis name The
SciRibar would like To bee the mass meeting tomOr.
NV night give his merits due oo~nsidoptIon-
Sctnitar, u Yesterday.
TIM ArrEAL regrets that, Ms TO Mr..
George Arnold, it must also, ~ in Rabbi
Samiield's case, part company with The
S%cinitar. Dir. Arnold Is successful con.
tractor, n merchant in good standing and
an honest, public spirited citizen, but he
cannot do what Christ said no man can do
serve two masters. lilo could not az a
man, faithful to his W inter csts, vote
against those interests where they ran
counter to tho general public inter
ests. That is n thing not 10
BIO expected Of him or any man.
MIR. Arnold is q positive character, and he
could not carry water on both shoulders.
lilo has never done 80, and II would
come awkwardly TO him to try. lie would
be sure To drop the bucket that did not
balance with his necessities or his pur-
poses. An honest man, as he Is, always
begins with himself. lilo considers him
self first in everything, sven as TO his du-
ties to the public-how are they proper
toned aud what relationship OF antagon.
ism do they bear to his private interests ?
This is rational and reasonable, and there.
fore sensible. No, Mr.. Scimiidr, Tue Ar
rE,L's objection to Mr.. Arnold Is well
taken, and with hat objection in view 1t
opposes the consideration Of his name by
the meeting tonight, and it opposes his
election.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-29
A Cheap Bonnet.

Froin the Chicago Mail.
/ was in n millinery store on Wabas
avenue tho other day when two ladi,
met, kissed, and Immediately began tall
ing. One Of them said: "What n duck
n bonnet that Is. Where did you get II?
The other one said: "T'm glad you lk
Il, for I was Just drcading TO 9 you f
fear you would say IL WIS horrid. La,
actually lost sleep about meeting YOU. s
you like it?' The other one, ~fOrgettin
that she had been answered, said: 'Lik
IL? | adore II. Turn around and let's Nd
how il looks behind" The woman turnd
around two or three times. Did Won eyd
notice hat II you are looking at a womd
In tho face and ask her 10 turn nrounI
that she will carry ont the request ltd
ally-turn around I'LL she fac|
you again2 This one did, al
rs she turned she said 10 her al
miring friend: "And the frame cost n
only IS ccnts-just think Of that" cyl
don't say 10, " sid the other one. III
woman with the bonnet said she vol
swear 30 Il. Then, after both departed
turned TO the salcslady behind the cal
and asked, "ls that 80 did sho pay on
is cents for the frame?" The saIesla!
said, eyes, that IL true, but" slie cont
ued, "the trimmings, feathers and strii,
COS, her sl3. That is the way women a
economy 10 their husbands" 4
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-29
Move, wa, of ree,nE n waiter.

An old traveller has discovered a unique
method Of feeling the hotel waiter 80 rs "a
securc the best results. lie says: "At
the beginning Of the first week at the
hotel, should the attention Of the waiter
prove satisfactory, I quietly take n S bill
from my pocket, crease II acruss the
center, aud with a pen knife cut Il In two
pieces. Al the end Of the meal I present
The waiter with onc.hali, placing tie other
in my pockcibook. with the remark that
n his attentions continue satisfactory !
will, at the end oi the week, present him
with the other half. This scheme works
like a charm.
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CoId DnK In 81. LouIs.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 2S. -Another sharp
change in the weather has taken place
here. From 3 p. m. to . last night the
mercury dropped l0o, with aurries ofsnow
and a wind blowing thirty-four miles pen
hour. Early this morning the thermome.
ter marked zero, with a nipping, but quiet,
atmosphere. Since then the mercury ha.
risen to lI0, and the day SO far hns been
very bright and pleasant. No reports Of
extreme cold have reached here from.
southern points.
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mishap to tho "Cannon hair Train.

M~ISsEAroLIs, Mimi, Dec. 2S.-ThC
cannon BALI express, which left Chicago
on the Albert Lea route yesterday at 1870
o'clock pm, ran into a snow drift near
Ely, Ia, twelve miles from Cedar Rapids,
ut $50 o'clock this morning. Before the
drift could be cleared away a freight en-
gine drawing n caboosc dashed into the
rear OF the train, te%lescoping the dining.
car and crushing the ends OF nearly all the
cars on the train, as well rs dam
aging the second engine, the train being
u double header. Several people were
seriously injured and many suffered
bruises, but none were killed. The train
reached here tonight at midnight over
fiieon hour late.
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Quantity of Wall water.

NEW YoRK, Dec. 2S.-Postmaster Pear
son reports that the pressure Of work at the
postofico. resulting from the increase in
the quantity and bulk Of mail matter, which
Is n Of the usual features Of the holiday
season, has been largely in excess of that
experienced in former years, and this not
outstanding the decadence Of the custom
of sending Christmas cards 10y mail. The
holiday money order business, both for
eign and domestic, has this year shown a
marked increase over former years. To
Great Britain and Ireland, 1921 orders,
amounting TO $l82, 279, were sent, while
good cheer" was carried to 1899 souls in
continental Europe by means Of an equal
number Of money orders, %aggregating Sl73,-
III. The market for postage stamps, post
al cards and envelopes also showed the in
iluenco OF the season. The sale Of two
cent stamps was the largest since the re-
duction OF letter postage from three cents
TO two,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-29

lItErTR's WEEKLY insists that In the
matter ~ pensions Cleveland has com
mendod himself 10 the public confidence,
Just, slys m, FiH5uy Pot, ~ Grant did
by the veto Of an important pension bill.
And 1t concludes that "thc soldier vote
T. a myth, anil not 4 be feared. Soldiers
on those Who were soldiers for a time a
god mony years ago-yoic a. other citi.
pms, according to their political preference
and party affiliations. The men who talk
al getting the soldier vote by purchasing
IL with pensions insult every honest sur.
yivor Il the armies Of the Union.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-29

The citizens who attend tonight's mass
meeting in the interest of good govern
ment should be elert and check any at
tempt that may be madct TO pack the meet
ing In the interest of the Chase ticket. The
Chase party has held rs meeting, and tho
test Of eligibility 90 The privileges Of the
floor should be opposition TO that ticket.
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How BIiIy Patterson Was struck.

From the ~. Louis Globe DoInocmt
About forty years ago, at n OF the
medical colleges Of this country, the
students had a trick OF hazing every new
man who entered the institution. They
would secure him hand and foot and carry
him before n mock tribunal and there try
him for some high crime with which they
charged him. lie would be convicted, oI
Of course. and sentenced TO be led 10 the
block and decapitated. A student named
William Patterson oamo along in time,
aud vas put through tho court and sen.
fenced In the usual solemn and impressive
manner. lie was blindfolded and led 10
the block, and his neck placed in position.
Thecxccutioner swung the and buried
IL deep in the block, allowing il, TO be
sure, 10 20 nowhere near Patterson's head.
The students laughed when the trick was
at an end, but Patterson was dead. lie
had died from what We medical men call
shock. All the students were put under
arrest and the question arose, "Wh0
struck Billy Patterson" On the trial II
was shown that nobody struck him, but
the medical students retained the expires
aon, and II has come down through them
30 the present day.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-29
nennIc sImp.sa. Father pcaa.

CrNcrSSArI, O., Ice. ga second
chapter in the case % Bonnie Simpson. the
hoy who was dcecital last week 10y his
father on the train al was taken 10 police
headquarters on hi rival In Cincinnati,
WIS given last nigh 4 the central station.
Simpson had met o. the cans two men,
Manning Light an Charles Blacksmith,
both travellers, and lie former a recent
resident III this city Light took change oi
the boy after thcdrs ton. andturncd him
over 10 the police j, developed that the
child had rlativc- iU Newark, \. j., and
Monday night, ail,r some iclcrmphIng
east, Detective Grv ford placed Young
simpson on the car IA d ticket for New.
ark. last ulghiMf Peter Gonen, who 4
u relative u iirhi. b. ( { o the central sta.
ton n postal card dH.d Lawrence, kas.
from Hccksmith a. \ sht. II stated that
Bccksmiih had harh,l Of the death Of the
elder simpson, lui ave no particulars.
Tho police ~autiionuys concluded, after
hearing the hoy story. that lac had been
cruelty deserted BY his father, who had
taken the usual method " abandoning the
child. Little Bnnic's story wis cxlen.
sively published A the time. but evoked
no response from NJ missing father. This
latter Information OF Nimpson's death gives
rather mysterious coloring 10 the affair.
The police will enlcayor 10 throw morc
light upon n.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-29

II has long been u problem, seriously
hut up 10 the present time unsucccssfully
considered by the iron manufacturers Of
Pitisburg, how TO utilize natural gus
In blast furnaces In making ordinary
pigiron. The gas could be- used in tho
rolling and steel mills, hut Il was impos.
siblc to apply 1t in the furnace. But the
Telegraph tells MS today that this has been
accomplished by Mr.. Jacob waign.
wright, an engineer Of Piitsbuy, who
has invented u plan, or rather succeeded In
applying n principal by which the gls
can bc used In making ordinary castings.
This Is q very serious thing to tho South,
which hs 70 far been In the lead In the
economical manufacture Of pig.iron. In
this Birmingham has been PitlsbuV's
rival. The only thing the former city had
TO fear was the application Of natural gas
TO the blast furnace. Tho way To
beat piitsbug Is 10 sccurc natural gas, aud
II is reasonable TO believe that Il may be
found anywhere In the South where coal
IL mined.
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VIZ regret that The Scinir does not
agree with Us in what We had to say in OPP.
position To tho candidacy OF Rabbi Sam.
dcld. II recalls, in support Of its position,
the names Of Rabbi Lillicnthall, Of Cincin.
matt, and Rabbi Gotthcim, Of New Orleans,
~ having served In the School Boards OF
those cities. and presents these as prcce.
denis for the people Of Memphis 10 follow.
We think them bad ones. II would be
followed next election by n demand for
representation in tho School Board by q
representative Of one or another or all
Of the christian denominations, and, ~
TnB Arr.AL said yesterday, this would
bc followed by q scramble between those
denominations for the control Of the Board
and the management ct the schools. II Il
u safe policy To pursue to keep all minis
tens, OF whatever religion, out Of govern.
mental positions. They arc dedicated e
God, and by their own net are ret apart,
lead in worship; they are taken out Of the
world and out Of II should remain. W,
have a very high respect for Rabbi Sam.
field. lie Ia u thinker and n scholar. AM
is broad and liberal in his yiows, but he /,
a minister Of religion and on his platform
should be able to find all the work IA,
world can reasonably expect Of him. We
must keep the ministers and priests ant
rabbis out Of the public schools.
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A nroolIyn Bo.rser Ge. . Lesson.

There Is a sad young man in a certain
Brooklyn boarding-house, whose Christ
mas will not be hilaricusly merry and
whose New Year will be happy only after
the lapse OF 4 large part of IT, The sad
young man has been in the habit at meal
hours Of gazing frequently and intently at
the younger members OF the feminine por-
ton OF the household. much 10 their IN
noyance. Turning clear around In his
chair, he would focus his gaze on three
young women In particular, and permitting
his soup to get cold, and c~areless Of the
clmrms Of roast beef, with It's trimmings Of
potato and turnip. he would devote his en-
tire attention 10 beauty eating its dinner.
The situation became ~unbcaIable, 50 the
oppressed young women arranged q
scheme, and when the trouble began as
usual nj dinner one evening last week, n
fair young bOarder at the end Of the table
suddenly exclaimed: ''Sit perfectly still;
keep that sweet expression Just IA you are,
and I'll have IL done in a second"
Saying this, she picked up from a chair
beside her n little pasteboard box which
had been rugged up 20 resemble n camera,
and, throwing n napkin over the end,
looked into Il. Then, pulling of the cloth,
she glanced ut the astonished young man
and, exclaiming can DONE" handed him|
a very uncomplimentary comic valcntinc.l
A tremendous shout Of laughter went
up from the forty-one other boarders, and
even the walters flew out into the kitchen.
10 tell the cook and roar. The youth whd1
was chiefly concerned looked wildly
around, then aruse and fed wildly frony
the room, and nov he breakfasts In th@
early n. m. and dimes at q restaurant IL
Long Island City.